Slayerless Counsel
by Slayergrl99 and Slayer's Lover

As the eight members of the Counsel walked into the Mansion, refrained from beating the crap out of them for harming Buffy.

"Miss Summers, I see you are well." Francine Morre, the first member of the Counsel stated smugly. Pissed off didn't begin to described what she was feeling. " If you call a hole in the side fine, then I'm great. You know, NOTHING, makes my day like getting shot in the side."

"Francine! Miss Summers did what was needed. Don't make her angery just to prove a useless point." Caitlin O'Ryan, a very Irish member of the Counsel scolded.

As Francine smoldered about the scolding she recived from her senior, Angel found something strangly familer about Caitlin, but he dismissed the thought as fast as it came. He was thrown from his thought as the six other members took their seats at the table.

Marshal Davis, Adele Mandel, Rose Tulken, Joel Cage, Allen Rutherford, and Emma Dawn all took their seats. Rose Tulken was the first to speak. "Buffy and Faith. You are both very competent Slayers. What ever possesed you to defy the Counsel?" Angel stood up and spoke. "I am the, person that has caused this. I love Buffy and cherish OUR friends." He began to point at each of the friends he was speaking about. "They are invalubale to her as a Slayer, and most important, as a person. They keep her grounded and give her strenghth. There is no reason for her not to keep going as she has. She has proven, that when nessasary, she can, will, and has put her needs and wants aside to be a Slayer. She sent me to Hell and you people have no idea how hard that was for her!"

"We have recived notice that you, along with the two Slayers in your care have dismissed your duty to humanity to protect this, this vampire." Giles shot out up of his chair at the comment. "Just because you can't see the good and kindness in this man, there is no reason to kill him. He has saved all of our lives, along with that of mankind on numerous occasions. Buffy and him are deeply in love and I comply with their dream of one day getting married."

The Counsel was, needless to say, pissed off. But one member of the Counsel thought differently.

"What everyone here wants is for this to get settled. We are working for humanity and no matter what there history was before they joined the cause, that doesn't matter. We have no proof that from 1898 on, besides from January to May of 1998, he was good and decent. He didn't harm a human until he lost his soul and I belive as a member of this Counsel that he deserves another chance." Caitlin O'Ryan thought differently. That's why the Counsel chose her as a member.

Buffy was gripping Angel's hand under the table. "Ow!" Angel yelped out and Buffy released his hand. "What's wrong?" Angel, was trying to seem calm. "Nothing. I hit my hand. Please continue."

"This is getting us nowhere." Allen said angerly. Giles asked, "What do you have in mind then." Allen Rutherford pulled out a cross bow and shot at Angel.

Buffy jumped up just in time to catch the bow just before it shot Angel in the head. "You know, I really don't like it when my boyfriend is threatened. And you know what I do when he is...."

She pulled out a sword and launched it at Allen who was at the other end of the table. It decapatated him and sent his head flying. "Miss Summers that was really uncalled for. He didn't need to be killed." Buffy was quick on the draw. "Well, Angel didn't need to be killed either, but, that Allen dude tried to kill him."

Emma was the first to attack. She jumped Angel and started to fight.He pulled out a sword from under the table and began to put maneuvors on her. Emma quickly over powered her and snapped the sword in half. As they were fighting Francine, who was pyrokenetic, lit the table near Angel on fire. She was about to light him on fire,when Caitlin, read her mind and told him to get down.

Caitlin began to fight with Rose. Rose had telekenetics and lifted up the table to drop it on her. Angel saw this and ran over to save her. He pushed her out of the way and the large Mahogany table fell on him. Caitin didn't have time to think about the man that had saved her life. Rose was lifting up a chair and threw it at her she ducked out of the way just in time.

Willow was trying to defeat Francine, but all she had done was grown her hair out. But just then Francine launched a large fireball at Willow. She quickly lifted a nearby mirror and it reflected back at her, blowing her to a thousand pieces.

Adele was fighting with Oz, who, with very good control over the werewolf besides on the full moon, transformed and began to attack and ripped the whip out of Adele's hand. He ripped out her throat and blood gushed everywhere. He ran out of the room and transformed back.

Joel and Emma were fighting with Buffy uppercutted Joel and flipped him over her head. He was out cold on the ground as Buffy began to fight with Emma. Emma roundhoused Buffy in the face and then delivered an uppercut to her face, slicing it with her Counsel Ring. Emma then kicked her in the stomach and made Buffy fall on the sword she dropped, slicing her back. Somehow , Buffy got back up and started to fight.

Faith, Giles, and Willow were setting up a spell that would kill the Counsel. Willow was really drained so giles would have to preform it. The words were said and the Counsel members were pryed off of them, screaming and wrything in pain.

"You'd think that the Counsel would have known not to mess with us. Speaking of the Counsel, why aren't you dead?" Buffy asked pointing to Caitlin. "Well, I am related to Angel." Buffy didn't belive her. "Yeah, right. I'll ask Angel. Where is he?" Caitlin gasped in realization. "Oh my God! He's under there!" Pointing to the table. "EVERYONE HELP ME LIFT!" Buffy screamed out. Everyone rushed over to the desk and bean to lift. Even Oz was helping. "One, two, three....LIFT!" They lifted the table and Buffy ran underneath to grab Angel. She dragged him out. He was bloody and his leg was crushed. His shoulder was dislocated.

"Oh, God Angel, what happened? Giles, help me move him to the bed." They moved him into the bed. "Buffy! Your back!" Willow screamed out. It was covered in blood. "Oh, um..ow. Willow, you handle me, Giles, keep an eye on him until get back, but don't touch him." She and Willow walked into the room, and Willow looked at her back. "Buffy, this needs stic! hes." Buffy cringed.

"Will, I can't go to a hospital, I cna't leave Angel. You do it." "Buffy I can't do that. I don't know how." Buffy needed her too. "You've done it before, maybe not this severe, but you have. Please, just try. The kit is under the bed in Angel's room." Willow got the kit and fixed Buffy.

Now Buffy had to go deal with Angel. She grabbed a pair of scissors and the mini-surgery/very large first aid kit and went into the room. "Can you guys leave. I have to get him undressed and I don't think he'd approve. She cut away the clothes and only then did she see the extent of his real injuries. His ribs were shattered and his neck was sliced. his Upperarms had too many sliced to count. His leg broken and the bone was protruding.

"GILES!" Giles rushed in and nearly threw up when he saw this. "Dear God! Buffy, there's no way to tell is he's alive. I hate to say this, but I think he's.." Buffy intejected "Don't even say that. I didn't just go through that Hell just to loose." Giles didn't want to see her crying but he was. "I know Buffy, but you must face the fact that you may loose him......"

To be continued

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